Concubine like a house

Chapter 92 Delicate Dice An Red Bean (1)
The next day, Chuxiu woke up with a hangover and a headache.At Yun Xian's wedding banquet last night, because of Shen Yu's official career, she had the Chengjun King as a guarantee, so she relaxed in her heart and refused to refuse anyone who came, and finally got drunk.As soon as he finished washing, the leader of Jingzhou's dark guard came in disguise and handed in a secret letter through Zhuying.Chuxiu saw the code on the letter, it should be from Beixuan, she immediately pulled herself together, opened the letter and looked at it carefully, after a quick glance, she was overjoyed—Emperor Shengrui Xuan was seriously ill!

This news is really a great thing for the Yun family!Being out of Xiu is naturally lucky, glad that he chose Nanxi, and he also chose King Mu.

In fact, the ancestors of the Yun family have been taught since ancient times that members of the clan are not allowed to be official, but this does not mean that the Yun family cannot participate in political affairs.As a matter of fact, generations of Yun's headed family have used the vain title of "Marquis of Lixin" to do business and politics, using their huge funds and fame to silently interfere in the rise and fall of the dynasty behind the scenes.Just like Chuxiu is doing now.

As for Chen Xuan and Mu Wang, these two dragons are not only about the same age, but also in ability. If it is really necessary to decide the winner on the battlefield, I am afraid that the two parties will not be sure.Chuxiu has been sweating over this, lest one day there will be a dispute between the north and the south, and Chen Xuan will win in the end, and then the Yun family will be in danger!
But now, Chen Xuan is terminally ill and in danger, Bei Xuan has no successor!As long as Chen Xuan dies, who else in the world can compete with King Mu?He will be invincible and unify the north and the south!
In this way, as a minister supporting King Mu's ascension to the throne, and adhering to the principle of "never be an official", the Yun family has no conflict of interest with King Mu in the court.When King Mu unifies the north and the south and becomes the founding emperor, the Yun family will also become a generation of founding heroes!
Besides, apart from Yun's glory, even for Shen Yu, this is a happy event.She has been worried that after Shen Yu becomes an official, King Mu will send him to attack Beixuan, especially as a vanguard... Although she is confident in Shen Yu's ability, Chen Xuan is too strong!A person who can successfully rebel and sit on the throne of Beixuan, his strength should not be underestimated!

Now as long as Chen Xuan dies...even if Shen Yu goes to attack Beixuan, there should be more victories than defeats.Chen Xuan's death has brought too many benefits, Yun's reputation and Shen Yu's future are guaranteed!Coupled with the fact that Yunxian is sitting in Jingzhou, all these piles have made Chuxiu's wish come true!After Yunci's death, Chuxiu only experienced such a happy moment twice: once when Wen Xian died, and once now.And this time the joy brought by it is far more than the previous time!Seeing that it was the end of the new year, Chuxiu decided to celebrate the New Year in Jingzhou according to the original plan, and took the opportunity to visit the family and officials, and formally made friends with the powerful in the name of "Mrs. Chuxiu".Now that she had made up her mind, she began to order Liuyun Villa to buy new year's goods.This mansion has been idle for a long time, and the servants are used to being lazy. Now that the master has told them to spend the New Year here, everyone has become extremely busy.For a while, Liuyun Villa was very busy up and down.

During this period, Nie Peixiao, King of Cheng County, seemed to be silent, and heard that King Mu also came from Fengyi Fangzhou to accompany Emperor Nie to celebrate the New Year in Yingyuan Palace.

In a flash, it was the last day of the twelfth lunar month. Early in the morning, Yunxian and his wife came to Liuyun Villa, intending to watch the new year with Chuxiu.Chuxiu thought and thought, and still called Zhu Yang to come, and said to her: "You go to Chasing Hongyuan, ask the eldest lady what she wants, and see if she is willing to come to watch the new year together."

After all, they are a family whose blood is thicker than water, and now Chasing Hong Yuan is in such a miserable situation, they should watch the year together in terms of etiquette, not to mention that this is also a traditional custom, but the premise is that Yun Xiangrong doesn't mind.Chuxiu considers herself as the elder sister-in-law, so she speaks frankly and has a clear conscience, but she respects Yun Xiangrong's wishes more and will not force her to do so.

"Remember, you go to ask Missy what she means in private, don't let my uncle overhear... If Missy refuses, don't say anything, just come back." Chuxiu urged Zhu Yang.

Zhu Yang took the order to leave, but came back with a message after more than an hour: "Miss said that she was not feeling well, and she was afraid that she would get angry with you during the New Year. Miss also said, thank you for thinking about their husband and wife, She and my uncle are very grateful."

After hearing the words, she was silent for a long time before saying, "Go down." Since then, she has not enjoyed her lunch very much.In the afternoon, Danxin clamored to learn how to make dumplings, and even dragged Luanqing to learn together.And the latter is actually willing!This made Chuxiu feel that Luanqing had changed a lot, she was no longer the cold look she used to reject people thousands of miles away.Time flies by.Because of Danxin's delicate and loud voice, Liuyun Villa is very lively, everyone is busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.But just after the time passed, Butler Zhang came to Chuxiu and said, "Ma'am, there are people from the palace."

Palace?How many "palaces" can there be in the imperial city of Jingzhou?Chuxiu's eyelids twitched, she glanced at Yun Xian nervously, and said, "Quickly pass it on!"

After the words were finished, a middle-aged man dressed as an inner eunuch entered the room with a smile on his face, and whispered softly, "Old slave Wang Quanfu, I have seen Mrs. Chuxiu."

Wang Quanfu?He is the chief eunuch of Yingyuan Palace and the first-class attendant by Emperor Nie's side.Chuxiu returned the gift with a smile: "My lord, please don't ruin my concubine's body. It's a big Chinese New Year, why are you here?"

Wang Quanfu didn't raise his head, and bowed his body very politely: "The Holy Majesty is hosting a feast tonight, and this old slave is specially here to invite you into the palace to have a feast..."

Going to the palace for a banquet, or the New Year's Eve feast, what does it have to do with me and the Yun family?Chuxiu was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he smiled and said to the prince, "My concubine should come to the banquet on time, thank you."

Eunuch Wang nodded: "At the time of You, the slave will welcome you at the gate of the palace." Chuxiu responded with a smile, and then looked at Steward Zhang who was waiting for orders.Steward Zhang understood immediately, and took a red envelope from his sleeve and handed it to the prince.The latter declined a few words, and Chuxiu took advantage of the situation to persuade: "Elder-in-law has worked hard, this is what you should. Besides, today's New Year's Eve is just a good fortune, right?"

Only then did Wang Gonggong accept it with a smile, and said a few words of flattery: "The Holy Majesty is hosting a banquet tonight, and His Royal Highness King Mu will also come, only empresses and princes who are shameless can go to the banquet, and none of the princesses will be allowed to go. It can be seen that the Holy Majesty values ​​Yun's a lot!" He still gave a thumbs up while speaking, and his words were plausible.

Chuxiu was disdainful in her heart, thinking to herself that who cares about Emperor Nie's banquet, but after hearing Wang Gonggong's words, she felt more at ease.Since there are so many empresses and princes going there, Emperor Nie must not openly do anything to the Yun family.Furthermore, King Mu was present, so she should go to cheer her on, so she laughed again: "Thanks to the father-in-law for his kind words."

"The old slave will return to the palace to be reinstated." It was not until the time of leaving that the prince raised his head to look at Xiuxiu.He has seen countless beautiful concubines and maidservants in the palace, and he has seen the world, but this Mrs. Chuxiu... After all, the prince has gone through countless storms and is an eunuch, and he knows when to look and when not to look. .So, after a few words of courtesy with Chuxiu and Yunxian, he returned to the palace to return to his orders.

"Why did Emperor Nie suddenly send his sister-in-law into the palace? Could there be fraud?" Seeing the prince walking away, Yun Xian asked.Chuxiu shook his head: "I don't know, but it won't be a Hongmen banquet." Yun Xian was a little worried: "I always feel that something big will happen tonight." Chuxiu smiled lightly: "You are too worrying, this At that time, Emperor Nie didn't dare to touch me, not to mention King Mu was there too.

Taking a step back, even if you wanted to touch me, you wouldn't choose New Year's Eve, would you? " "I hope I worry too much." "Yun Xianqiang comforted himself and Chuxiu, "Let Zhu Ying and Zhu Yang go with you. He paused and said firmly, "We will wait for you to come back before we start the banquet." "

Because he received the order to go to Yingyuan Palace for the dinner, Chuxiu handed over the family banquet to Yunxian to host, and ordered to go down to prepare the house, and if anyone was sleepy after the new year, he would go to take a nap.

She took Zhuying and Zhuyang with her, and arrived at the gate of the palace on time at Youshi.The prince and father had already greeted him here, and after a few words of courtesy when they left Xiuxiu, they changed their palace sedan chairs and entered.The party walked for a long time before the palace sedan stopped in front of a gorgeous palace.When I got out of the sedan chair, I saw a few unknown flower trees, which were so thick, they were tall and straight, with a unique fairy appearance, and I didn't know what species they were, blooming in full bloom.The dark fragrance is clear and shallow, refreshing.

With another glance, I found a person standing under the flower tree in the middle, wearing a purple robe and brocade clothes, with a noble air, the corners of his sharp lips were raised upwards, and he was wearing a very handsome smile.And this smile made his entire handsome face more defined, like the purple glow in the sky when the setting sun melted gold, and his eyes were long and far away.

At this time, there was a breeze blowing, blowing the hem of Nie Peixiao's brocade clothes, and he took a step forward from under the flower tree, truly interpreting the true meaning of the four words "Jade tree facing the wind".This is the first time in Chuxiu to seriously look at Nie Peixiao's appearance and temperament, and it is also the first time to find that this Ninth Prince has a good appearance and excellent temperament, which is not much better than King Mu.

"Yo! My lord, why did you come out?" The prince's sharp voice suddenly sounded, Chuxiu came back to his senses, and then bowed to Nie Peixiao, "I have seen your highness."

Nie Peixiao glanced at the prince, but said to Chuxiu: "The king is here to welcome your wife." Chuxiu lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and his voice sounded softly: "Your Highness, I am afraid." Nie Peixiao looked at Out of Xiu, no more words.She changed into another dress today, which was more rich and gorgeous than the pink peach color that day, yet dignified and elegant.He could tell that Chuxiu had been dressed up specially today, and there was nothing particular about the hair bun, only a pair of exquisite jade bracelets were inserted, but the emerald earrings inlaid with gold on the ears, and the clothes on the wrists The gold bracelets with white flowers and white butterflies are all rare and outstanding products.

This is Han Chu, the number one beauty in Nanxi. She has faded away for several years but her fame has not faded. No one in the court of love can match her, and the past flower lovers are eager to remember her; Judging the situation to make a choice, tenderness and iron fist killing decision, is the all-powerful beauty in troubled times.

But I haven't seen her for more than ten days, but it seems like a long life.Nie Peixiao thinks that Chuxiu is more beautiful. It is bright in its beauty, gentle in its calmness, and elegant in its restraint. It is like a graceful white peony flower, graceful and elegant yet captivating. .

Yes, at first he yearned, then turned into admiration, then indulged, and now she has taken away his entire soul.

"Your Highness?" Chuxiu asked faintly, calling him back to his mind at the right time. "What?" Nie Peixiao asked in a daze.

"Are you all right?" "It's all right." Nie Peixiao hastily coughed lightly to cover up her lack of concentration, "We should go in now, Father Mo and Brother Huang are in a hurry."

Chuxiu nodded, and followed Nie Peixiao slowly into the palace where the banquet was held. At this time, both sides were full of seats.On Danchi, a slightly old man sat side by side with two graceful and luxurious women. Needless to say, they were the Tongsheng Emperor Nie Jingze, his empress Mingzhen, and the imperial concubine Ye Yingfei.

The empress and concubine were divided into Emperor Nie's left and right, and if Nan Xi's saying that the left is the most respected, Chuxiu could also tell which empress was the current empress.What's more, Concubine Ye Gui on Emperor Nie's right was obviously younger, and her clothes were not as luxurious as the Queen's.

There are only these two empresses in the hall, and the rest are four princes, all of whom are dressed in the clothes of princes and county kings.Among them, Prince Mu and Prince Cheng are the most outstanding.Other than that, there was no one else at the banquet.

I had the honor to attend Emperor Nie's New Year's Eve family banquet, heh!Chuxiu sneered in his heart, but smiled appropriately on his face, and saluted gracefully: "I am born in Yun's family, and I have seen the Holy One."

She did not pay a visit to Ming Zhen and Ye Yingfei, not to mention that the status of these two great aristocratic families is far lower than that of the Yun family, not to mention that Emperor Nie did not give much introduction.In the same way, she didn't recognize all the four princes in the palace, and she didn't need to greet all of them if she asked herself.In Chuxiu's eyes, Emperor Nanxi Nie is nothing, what she values ​​is King Mu, who is very likely to become the iron-blooded king who unifies the north and the south, and his achievements will surely shine in the annals of history.Especially, after Beixuan Chengruidi became seriously ill, she became more certain about this conjecture.

Chuxiu maintained a decent smile all the time, and heard the amazing voice from the hall at the right time.She didn't pay much attention to this, and followed the waiter's guidance all the way, and sat down with a smile.And opposite of her happened to be Mu Wang Nie Peihan, and Chengjun Wang Nie Peixiao.

Chuxiu bowed slightly to the two of them, and then heard Emperor Nie speak on top of the dange: "I have heard about the beauty of Mrs. Chuxiu, and seeing her today really deserves her reputation."

Chuxiu lowered her eyes and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty has a good reputation." Nie Di took advantage of the opportunity to introduce several people at the banquet one by one, and Chuxiu just greeted them one by one, especially when she was facing Empress Mingzhen, she could feel the hostility from the other party , and... provocation.Chuxiu couldn't help but exchanged glances with King Mu, who held the wine glass and shook his head lightly, expressing "not enough (fear)".

"Just now when Madam Chuxiu didn't come, King Mu still mentioned you. He said that this time he was successful in rescuing him, and it was all thanks to Yun's contribution. In this way, Madam is also a hero in escorting him!" Empress Ming spoke first, hiding her knife in her smile Say this sentence.

Out of Xiuying Yingying looked back, and said with a smile: "The empress is absurd. The king of Fu is unfaithful and unfilial. God wills it."

The queen covered her face with a smile when she heard the words, and praised, "As expected of Mrs. Chuxiu..." She didn't finish her admiration, and then said, "It's just a pity, madam is young, and she was born in a splendid style, but she wants It is a pity to be widowed..."

Chuxiu heard it, and Empress Ming has been deliberately finding trouble.Also, the Ming family secretly supported King Fu, but was defeated by King Mu, and was about to hand over the throne of the "Later Clan" to others... As an ally of King Mu, he would naturally be regarded as a thorn in her side.In particular, the second son of Ming died because of Yun Xian, and the Ming and Yun families also had a grudge.

Thinking of this, Chuxiu was not angry, and replied to Empress Ming with gentle words: "My husband has passed away for many years, but he has always protected Yun, and it seems that he has never been far away in my heart; on the contrary, some women in this world are too sharp. Heaviness, lack of sense of proportion, and finally the quarrel between husband and wife, it is like being a widow. I think that such a woman is even more pitiful and pitiful, don't you think so?"

(End of this chapter)